Hi Hopeful123
I'm very pleased to have read this message you posted. I can relate. I am currently on 600 mg of Seriqual and with my doctor we are going to decrese it. I am also staying on abilify.
How are things with you now?
How slow should I taper? (I've been on quitipine for approx 15 years).
What should I know and expect?
-it would be great to hear from you or anyone else related. Thank you.

How did it affect your sleep. Did you have to take anything else?

I've been on seroquel for many years to help with sleeping. I've been up to 400mgs and down to 50 mgs while trying to get off it. I am working with an acupuncturist now and have been successful in coming down to 75mgs with good sleep. When I went to 50mgs everything reversed itself and I could not sleep at all. I am now back up to 100mgs and sleeping ok. There is this thing called a rebound effect which is what I think happened. Is there any hope of getting off completely? My insomnia started with peri menopause. I am way past menopause now and my drug doctor believes i should be able to sleep ok without the medication. The thought of not getting off this drug is depressing

Is it normal to be on 600 mg of Seroquel? I was put on this years ago and have struggled ever since to get off it. I was diagnosed with bipolar 2, but I think I was just grieving a child and coping with a narcissistic husband who gaslit me. I'm really trying to come off it, as it has caused weight gain (my ex-husband left me because I was "no longer attractive" - his words) and problems with cognition, and am down to 200mg at night. I am finding the last 200mg so hard to come off and sleep at night. Any clues?